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Plase answer the following request: Give me information about the Three Gorges Dam.
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The Three Gorges Dam is located on the Yangtze River in the Hubei province of China and is the world's largest hydroelectric power plant. The Three Gorges Dam project was approved in 1992 and the construction began in 1994. The main purpose of the dam is to generate electrical power and control flooding of the lower Yangtze river. It is also used to facilitate navigation conditions on the Yangtze. The dam is 2,335 meters long and 185 meters high, with a reservoir capacity of 39.3 billion cubic meters. The dam has generated over 82.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity since its completion in 2012.